Nissan Sentra Complaints

5,975 consumer complaints on file.

#11088955April 19, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
CVT TRANSMISSION FAILURE RESULTING IN SLOW ACCERATION WITH MAX SPEED RANGING 0-25 MPH. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH NISSAN VEHICLES, AND WAS COVERED BY AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR CERTAIN VIN NUMBERS. MY CAR WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO TROUBLESHOOT TRANSMISSION. THE DEALERSHIP PERFORMED INSPECTION ON OTHER COMPONENTS OF VEHICLE, MADE UNCONFIRMED ACCUSATIONS BASED ON BRAKE WEAR, AND AGE/SEX OF DRIVER. THE CONSUMER AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT AT NISSAN (MANDY) INITIALLY INDICATED EVERYTHING LOOKED GOOD, AND THAT SHE ONLY NEEDED THE CVT TEST RESULTS FROM NISSAN TO CONFIRM THAT THE ISSUES FOR MY CVT TRANSMISSION WERE IN ALIGNMENT WITH CVT REPAIR THAT THEY PROVIDE ASSISTANCE WITH. WHEN COGGIN NISSAN SHARED THE RESULTS WITH MANDY, SHE DECLINED COVERAGE. BEFOREHAND, WHEN I SPOKE TO RAYMOND (SERVICE ADVISOR), I ASKED IS THERE ANYTHING ABOUT THE TEST RESULTS DIFFERED FROM TEST RESULTS OF CVT TRANSMISSIONS COVERED BY NISSAN, AND HIS REPLY WAS 'NO', WHEN I EXPLAINED THIS TO MANDY, AND REQUESTED TO VIEW THE DOCUMENTATION THAT COGGIN NISSAN SHARED WITH HER, SHE DECLINED STATING INFORMATION WAS ONLY TO BE VIEWED BY INTERNALLY. I HAVE A QUESTIONABLE HISTORY WITH THIS DEALERSHIP OVER TWO UNRELATED INCIDENTS THAT SHOULD BE DOCUMENTED IN THEIR SYSTEM. ONE INCIDENT WAS ME TAKING VEHICLE IN FOR A 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT. THEY QUOTED A PRICE, SUPPOSEDLY PERFORMED WORK. WHEN PICKING UP VEHICLE, THEY EXPLAINED REAR END WAS OUT OF ALIGNMENT, BUT THAT THEY DON'T PERFORM REAR WHEEL ALIGNMENTS ON 2013 SENTRAS. I EXPLAINED THE REAR TIRE TREAD WEAR WAS REASON FOR ALIGNMENT. I EXPLAINED THEY NEEDED TO DISCLOSE THAT THEY DON'T ALIGN THEIR OWN VEHICLES PRIOR TO PERFORMING ALIGNMENT SO CONSUMER CAN TAKE VEHICLE TO AN ALIGNMENT SHOP WITH ABILITY TO ALIGN. I DISPUTED CHARGES, AND MANAGEMENT WAIVED. OTHER SCENARIO WAS HAVING A REAR BUMPER COVER PAINTED. PHONE PRICE QUOTE WAS $70 LOWER THAN IN PERSON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11088877April 18, 2018
ENGINE
THIRD TIME IN THE PAST MONTH, PUSH BUTTON START UPS, ENGINE IS FALLING TO START PROPERLY, ENGINE IS FALLING TO START, SMOOTHLY. VECHILE IS IN THE STATIONARY POSITION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11088652April 17, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WIND NOISE FROM A-PILLAR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITH HEAVY HEAD WIND OR CROSS WIND THAT SOUNDS AS IF THE CAR IS HOWLING OR HONKING ABOVE 55 MPH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11088662April 17, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES
MASTER CYLINDER. ON SATURDAY 1/27/18 I WAS DRIVING MY CAR HOME AFTER MAKING A STOP AND THE BRAKES QUIT WORKING. I HAD TO SLAM ON MY BRAKES TO GET THE CAR TO STOP. I FINALLY GOT HOME AFTER A STRESSFUL DRIVE. I TOOK MY CAR TO ONE SERVICE CENTER THE NEXT DAY (1/28) AND THEY TOPPED OUT THE FLUIDS BUT FOUND NOTHING ELSE WRONG. I GOT IN THE CAR TO DRIVE HOME AND HAD THE SAME ISSUE. THUS, ON MONDAY (1/29) I TOOK THE CAR TO A DOWNTOWN SERVICE CENTER (NON-NISSAN) AND THEY DIAGNOSED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I HAD THAT ITEM REPLACED AT A COST OF $732. I THEN SENT A LETTER TO NISSAN REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE THE CAR WAS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD AND 67000 MILES. NISSAN SAID SINCE I DID NOT BRING IT TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND HAVE THEIR DIAGNOSTICS RUN THEY WOULD NOT REIMBURSE ME. HOWEVER, A WEEK OR TWO EARLIER I WAS AT A NISSAN DEALERSHIP FOR A SHIFT LOCK PROBLEM AND THEY RAN DIAGNOSTICS THEN. THEY TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT RECREATE THE PROBLEM AND DID RUN DIAGNOSTICS. THEY SAID EVERYTHING WAS FINE. AFTER THE MASTER CYLINDER ISSUE, I RECHECKED THAT REPORT AND IT INDICATED THE BRAKE FLUIDS WERE LOW. I ALSO CHECKED THE INTERNET AND RAN ACROSS SEVERAL REPORTS THAT TALKED ABOUT THIS SAME BRAKING ISSUE. NISSAN HAS REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT SINCE I DID NOT BRING IT TO THEM. HOWEVER, SINCE ITS OUT OF WARRANTY I DO NOT ALWAYS TAKE MY CAR TO A DEALERSHIP - I USUALLY TAKE IT TO A PLACE CLOSER TO MY WORK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11084966April 13, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO NISSAN OF VAN NUYS (5425 VAN NUYS BLVD, SHERMAN OAKS, CA) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11084843April 12, 2018
ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS MY 2014 NISSAN SENTRA HAS STALLED AND STARTED ON ITS OWN. I NOTICED THAT THE RPM GAGE WILL LOOK JUMPY THEN IT FEELS AS THE CAR IS SHAKING THEN IT STALLS AND WITHIN 5 MINUTES IT TURNS BACK ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHEN AT STOP LIGHT IN TRAFFIC AND WHILE IN THE DROVE THRU IT FAST FOOD RESTAURANT. MY CONCERNS IS IM ALWAYS DRIVING WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR AND WHAT IF THIS OCCURS WHEN IN A SITUATION THAT CAN PUT MY CHILDREN AND SELF IN DANGER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11084644April 11, 2018
POWER TRAIN
CVT TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 76000 MILES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11084636April 11, 2018
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSSION IS NOT SHIFTING CORRECTLY IT STICKS AND STOP. OUR CAR HAS. 44,000 MILES ON IT. IT SOMETIME WILL NOT GO FORWARD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11084192April 9, 2018
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LACK OF ENGINE POWER AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE EVEN WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. TROPHY NISSAN (5031 N GALLOWAY AVE, MESQUITE, TX) DIAGNOSED THAT THE CVT WAS DEFECTIVE, BUT DID NOT OFFER FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11083903April 8, 2018
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAVE HAD MY 2012 SENTRA FOR 1 MONTH 1/2 AND TWICE ON LONG DISTANCE TRIPS THE CAR HAD SLOWED DOWN. GOING 80 SLOWED TO 50 AND THE GAS PEDAL WAS TO THE FLOOR. BOTH TIMES I'VE HAD TO SAFELY PULL OFF THREE FREEWAY AND SIT ON THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY FOR A 1/2 HOUR. THIS IS VERY DISAPPOINTING OTHERWISE THE CAR IS GOOD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11083782April 7, 2018
ENGINE
I BOUGHT A 2014 NISSAN SENTRA ABOUT 2= MONTHS AGO THEY SAID THAT THE CVT AND TRANSMISSION WAS FAULTY AND THEY WILL NOT REPAIR IT AND THERE ARE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS AND RECALLS ON THIS MATTER. I STILL OWE 12000 ON THIS CAR AND I AM NOT PAYING 6000 OR SOMETHING I DIDN'T CAUSE. I AM PAYING FOR A CAR THAT I CANT DRIVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11083619April 6, 2018
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED MULTIPLE TIMES. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED BEFORE OR AFTER THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BERMAN NISSAN OF CHICAGO (3456 N KEDZIE AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60618) WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11082693April 3, 2018
POWER TRAIN
CVT TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WHEN GETTING ON RAMPS ONTO THE HIGHWAY, AND NORMAL ACCELERATION, MY VEHICLE IS NOT ACCELERATING. IT IS DELAYED IN ACCELERATION FROM STOPS OR WHEN NEEDING TO PICK UP SPEED SUCH AS ON A RAMP OR WHEN PASSING. IT IS NOT DRIVING HOW IT SHOULD UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN THE VEHICLE DOESN'T ACCELERATE PROPERLY. THIS WILL BECOME FATAL IF NOTHING IS DONE BY NISSAN WHO IS AWARE THAT THE CVT TRANSMISSIONS IN THIS VEHICLE ARE FAILING AND NEEDING REPLACEMENT FAR SOONER THAN THEY SHOULD AND THAT CONSUMERS ARE AWARE OF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11083095April 3, 2018
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS AT AN INTERSECTION, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT END OF HIS VEHICLE. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW YARD. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. *TT *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11083168April 3, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ALL POWER LOST, INCLUDING ENGINE, POWER BRAKES, AND POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREETS. CAUSE IS AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ON WIRING HARNESS INTERMITTENTLY CAUSING AN OPEN CIRCUIT ON A POWER WIRE. IN PARTICULAR, THE FAULTY CONNECTOR IS E104 ON THE HEC (THE BACK OF THE FUSE PANEL IN DRIVER SIDE COMPARTMENT). FAILURE OCCURS MORE OFTEN IN HOT WEATHER. FAILURE HAS OCCURRED TWICE WHILE DRIVING, AND DOZENS OF TIMES WHEN PARKED. JIGGLING THE CONNECTOR OFTEN RESTORES POWER. ALSO, A SIMILAR POWER WIRE OPEN CIRCUIT OCCURS ON ANOTHER CONNECTOR ON THE SAME HEC THAT CAUSES ALL LIGHTING TO THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND MOST INTERIOR LIGHTING TO FAIL. FAILURE HAS OCCURED AT NIGHT WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREETS, PREVENTING THE DRIVER FROM SEEING HOW FAST THEY ARE TRAVELING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11082603April 2, 2018
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL , I GOT A RECALL LETTER FOR MY NISSAN SENTRA CAR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11082177March 30, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES
I WENT TO STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND I WAS UNABLE TO DEPLOY THE BRAKES. THE CAR STARTED TO ROLL FORWARD, I THEN TRIED SLAMMING ON THE BRAKES, BUT THE CAR ACCELERATED THROUGH THE INTERSECTION AND I ENDED UP CRASHING THE CAR.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11082236March 30, 2018
POWER TRAIN, STEERING, SUSPENSION
I HAD TO REPLACE TBE TIE ROD AND STEERING GEAR AT 70,000 MILES IN NOV 2017. I'VE JUST BEEN TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND I AM ONLY AT 76,000 MILES. T AM IN AN ACTIVE BANKRUPTCY SO I CAN'T REPLACE THE CAR BECAUSE THE CAR DEALERSHIP WILL APPROVE ME FOR A LOAN THAT HAS 18 PERCENT INTEREST. THIS IS COST ME A LOT OF STRESS. A LAWSUIT NEEDS TO BE FILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11082091March 29, 2018
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CAR RUNS FINE, ALL OF A SUDDEN, SKIPS INTO THE TRACTON CONTROL MODE AND VEHICLE SLOWES TO AROUND 10 MPH. CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE. DASH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON . CAR CANNOT CONTINUE. AFTER STOPPING, SHUT ENGINE OFF, CAR WILL RUN FINE, THEN IT HAPPENS AGAIN. SAFETY ISSUE, TRAVELING AT 40 MPH AND HAVE YOUR ENGINE SHUT DOWN. NO WARNING, JUST HAPPENS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11082094March 29, 2018
POWER TRAIN
COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITH NO WARNING SIGN AT ALL. A FAILURE SO TRAUMATIZING, IT FEELS LIKE I'VE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT, AND I'M WEARY OF GETTING BEHIND ANOTHER WHEEL. I WAS DRIVING ALONG THE INTERSTATE AT 70MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, WITH LITERALLY NO WARNING WHATSOEVER, NO DASH LIGHTS, NO NOISES, JUST BOOM! MY CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE SO VIOLENTLY I THOUGHT I'D JUST BEEN REAR ENDED. SO I'M DRIVING AT 70MPH IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF I-4, AND MY CAR VIOLENTLY DIED. THANK GOD THE MAN BEHIND ME WAS PAYING ATTENTION, AND HAD THOUGHT I'D JUST BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. IF IT WASN'T FOR HIM, THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN NO WAY I COULD HAVE GOTTEN OVER TO THE BREAK DOWN LANE. IF IT WASN'T FOR HIM, I SURELY WOULD HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND POSSIBLY DIED. HOW DOES A TRANSMISSION FAIL IN SUCH A SPECTACULAR FASHION WITH ZERO WARNING? DOES SOMEONE NEED TO DIE BEFORE NISSAN FINALLY STEPS UP FOR THEIR ERROR AND STOPS SELLING THESE DEATH TRAPS? IS IT ANY COINCIDENCE WARRANTIES ARE BEING DOUBLED ACROSS THE BOARD FOR ALL 2003-2010 NISSAN CVT VEHICLES?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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